Abstract
Human herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), a life-long infection spread by oral contact, infects a majority of adults globally. Phylogeographic clustering of sampled diversity into European, pan-Eurasian, and African groups has suggested the virus codiverged with human migrations out of Africa, although a much younger origin has also been proposed. We present three full ancient European HSV-1 genomes and one partial genome, dating from the 3rd to 17th century CE, sequenced to up to 9.5× with paired human genomes up to 10.16×. Considering a dataset of modern and ancient genomes, we apply phylogenetic methods to estimate the age of sampled modern Eurasian HSV-1 diversity to 4.68 (3.87 to 5.65) ka. Extrapolation of estimated rates to a global dataset points to the age of extant sampled HSV-1 as 5.29 (4.60 to 6.12) ka, suggesting HSV-1 lineage replacement coinciding with the late Neolithic period and following Bronze Age migrations.
Original language | English |
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Article number | eabo4435 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Science Advances |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 30 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Jul 2022 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 106014 Genomics
Keywords
- OF-AFRICA MIGRATION
- VIRUS TYPE-1
- BONE-COLLAGEN
- ISOTOPE RATIOS
- BRONZE-AGE
- NITROGEN ISOTOPES
- TROPHIC LEVEL
- CARBON
- ENRICHMENT
- INFECTION